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Nightmare Success In and OutRedemption Behind Bars, A Story Of Hope: Jason HollandCan a teenager, who commits a murder, find redemption and purpose back in society 28 years later? In this episode of Nightmare Success, host Brent Cassity interviews Jason Holland, who shares his harrowing journey from a life of crime to serving 28 years in prison for a murder that he would give anything to be able to take back that night. Jason's story became a national story covered by Rolling Stone Magazine, a Documentary titled "Reckless Indifference," and Actor Charles Grodin wrote and directed a play about the teenagers convictions in Malibu. Jason reflects on his childhood, the incident that changed...2024-10-171h 14
Let's Parent on Purpose: Christian Marriage, Parenting, and Discipleship234. Creating a Culture of Service and Hospitality with Brent GibsonSometimes we overcomplicate what it means to be on mission for Jesus. Brent Gibson and his wife Lisa have worked to create a family environment where service and hospitality aren’t some great feats, they are normal rhythms of life. As you listen to how they’ve engaged their family of five to clean the church and host senior church members for dinner, you’ll find ways that your family might engage in mission. Brent Gibson is the husband to Lisa, the father of three (Charissa, Lewis, and Bobby), and an elder at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church. He run...2021-07-1121 min
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Brent Holland ShowThe Trial of Adolf Hitler David KingDavid King NY Times Best Selling Author THE BEER HALL PUTSCH & RISE OF GERMANY2017-08-0100 minBrent Holland ShowInto The Gray Zone Adrian OwenWhat if we are on this side and suddenly we find ourselves or a loved incapacitated from brain injury. that is a what has been termed a vegetative state. That universal energy is still there. But has that person left us? What are the perimeters for knowing to let that person go or to continue to communicate as if nothing has happened. The situation is not cannot be defined as black or white, yes or no, positive nor negative. It is somewhere in between. We enter what our guest tonight neuroscientist Adrian Owen has titled his new book "Into The...2017-07-2400 minBrent Holland ShowMichael BerrymanMichael Berryman Legendary horror actor2017-07-1700 minBrent Holland ShowPhysicians’ Untold Stories with Dr. Scott Kolbaba"Physicians’ Untold Stories" Doctors' true stories of miracles, the afterlife, divine intervention, power of prayer Dr. Scott Kolbaba2017-06-3000 minBrent Holland ShowHell On Earth Nick QuestedNational Geographic Documentary Film's: “Hell On Earth: The Fall of Syria and The Rise of ISIS”2017-06-1000 minBrent Holland ShowJerome R. CorsiFreedom of Speech under attack from the media to You Tube, Clintons, JFK new evidence, Benghazi, History Channel's "Hunting Hitler".2017-05-2100 minBrent Holland ShowThe Lost City Of The Monkey God Douglas PrestonThe legend, the myths, the curses, the true story of Lost City of the Monkey God2017-05-1300 minBrent Holland ShowYoutube Adpocalypse Eric FeinbergTonight we are going to get to the bottom of what has been labeled "The You Tube Apocalypse" and what really happened and what is really going on. Eric Feinberg HIIT System Specialist, the man who allegedly took down You Tube2017-05-0900 minBrent Holland ShowGet Me Roger StoneRoger Stone has been called "possibly the most dangerous man in politics" The Washington Post has called him Richard Nixon’s dirty trickster" He has been banned from CNN for a derogatory tweet and now Twitter has banned him as well. Others claim he is the "best dressed political insider".2017-05-0400 minBrent Holland ShowReturn to Spandau with Tom LipscombLAST MAN IN SPANDAU...The mystery surrounding Rudolf Hess’s flight with Tom Lipscomb2017-04-0800 minBrent Holland ShowHigh Noon with Glenn FrankelHigh Noon: Hollywood Blacklist & an American Classic. Guest: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel.2017-03-2600 minBrent Holland ShowThe Amazing KreskinIt is my great pleasure to welcome The Amazing Kreskin to the show, but who's show is it lol!?.2017-03-1600 minBrent Holland ShowDonny Most Happy DaysDon Most. Don wears many hats as an artist among them his acting hat where is known for his role as Ralph Malph in the long running television series “Happy Days” working Ron Howard and Garry Marshall...2017-01-1200 minBrent Holland ShowLittle by LittleRich Little on his true stories about Rich's new song he is writing for Willie Nelson (and he sings it as Willie), swearing in his US citizenship as John Wayne (complete with reenactment), doing Trump (build that wall and his hair), Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan ("Rich you do me better than I do"), Rich does an impression of Ronald Reagan doing an impression of Truman Capote, Reagan's call to Rich while in the hospital during his recovery from the assassination attempt and Rich hung up on him thinking it was a bad impersonator, JFK tragedy, Rich's classic A...2017-01-0100 minBrent Holland ShowKilling Reagan director Rod LurieDirector Rod Lurie joins the program to discuss his new film Killing Reagan. Killing Reagan charts the events that led to the attempted assassination of a president and its unexpected reverberations on history. Based on Best-Selling Book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard and Produced by Scott Free Productions.2016-12-1700 min
Night Fright ShowDavid Lifton Part 01I'm Brent Holland and welcome to night fright. November 22, 1963 Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas. JFK is assassinated and the world changed in that instant. To sit in the seat “Jack” sat, takes a person with idealism. Idealism for humanity. November 22, 1963 saw that idealism betrayed. Through my many personal conversations with JFK aid and speech writer Ted Sorensen he told me that the United Sates nor any other country could suffer the loss of a JFK, Bbby or DR. King and expect business as usual. In my view, we are suffering the consequences of those assassinations today. I have interviewed over one hund...2016-11-2755 minBrent Holland ShowTippi HedrenTippi Hedren- Hollywood legend- "The Birds", Alfred Hitchcock's sexual advances, propositions and black mail harassment she endured; her love of working with Charlie Chaplin, Sean Connery, Marlon Brando, Rod Taylor, haunted ghosts, the industry shaking movie about the making of The Birds exposing Hitchcock's sexual abuse of her in the 2012 film: "The Girl". On making her celebrated movie "Roar", on having a Barbie doll named after her, on fighting back and beating the odds, advising young women today when they find themselves in similar situations, a whole lot of inspiration, and more.2016-11-1900 minBrent Holland ShowMarijuana Use and Mental IllnessDr. Laurie Berdahl and Dr. Brian Johnson join the program to discuss teen and young adult use of marijuana, and it's links to mental illness.2016-09-1100 minBrent Holland ShowGuri WeinbergThe Olympics in Munich 1972, Palestinian fanatical terrorists breach a security fence with the sole intent of carrying out a kidnapping plot of innocent Israeli athletes in order to make a splash on the global stage. This was their big chance for fame and if it meant cold blooded murder, well then so be it. They had already received the blessings of the grandfather of terrorism Yasser Arafat who told them "may god protect you". The current PLA today, president Mahmoud Abbas, thought it was a great idea and decided to finance the complete operation. The terrorist would end up murdering...2016-08-3100 minBrent Holland ShowRamadi Declassified Lt. Col. Tony DeaneIn May 2006, Lt. Col. Anthony Deane was given one simple order: "Take Back Ramadi... but don't make it another Fallujah." Lt Col Deane joins the program to discuss true stories of real heroism; friendship; and engaging the local populace of Ramadi to stand up for what's right2016-08-1600 minNight Fright ShowFrom the Oval Office to Dealey PlazaHost Brent Holland reads from his book JFK Assassination from the Oval Office to Dealey Plaza - Interviews with witnesses and specialists including the LAST INTERVIEW with TED SORENSEN, JFK's friend and speechwriter. What makes this book different than all other books of this genre is the word for word interview with Ted Sorensen, in which he unloads about the Kennedy assassination and confirms conspiracy. No other book of this genre has this revelation. Holland reads from Sorensen's interview directly from the book.2015-11-1058 minNight Fright ShowThe Dark Side TourMaster multi-award winning horror authors Andrew Pyper ("The Damned"), Robert Pobi ("Harvest") and Nick Cutter ("The Deep") join host Brent Holland in an unorthodox interview on evil and its incarnations. Their real life personal revelations will stun fans and may explain why each has chosen their path and craft with the utmost in detail and the macabre.2015-02-2839 minNight Fright ShowJFK Assassination: From the Oval Office to Dealey PlazaNight Fright Show host Brent Holland is interviewed by JFK researcher Alan Dale on Holland's book "JFK Assassination: From The Oval Office To Dealey Plaza" which features JFK's closest aide, speech writer and friend Ted Sorensen's' final interview only 5 weeks before his death by Holland in Sorensen's Manhattan apartment. You'll see Holland on the "opposite side" of the mic and he reveals behind the scene stories about what Sorensen told him about Kennedy and his explosive revelations confirming conspiracy on the assassination.2015-01-1853 minBrent Holland ShowJocko Marcellino Sha Na NaJocko Marcellino (born 1950 Quincy, Massachusetts) is a singer, musician, songwriter, producer and actor best known as one of the founders of the American rock and roll group Sha Na Na. He performed with Sha Na Na at the original Woodstock Festival, in the movie Grease and in The Sha Na Na Show, their worldwide syndicated TV show.2014-11-0100 minBrent Holland ShowChristine Weber Multi Emmy WinnerChristine Weber VP, Development & Production, Specials, DISCOVERY CHANNEL Executive Producer & Senior Producer – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. Emmy Awards: Search for Battleship Bismarck; U-Boat: Terror on our Shores; Urban Elephant; Cine Golden Eagles: Search for Battleship Bismarck; Frozen Planet; Lost Kingdoms of the Maya; Who Betrayed Anne Frank; Berlin: A Tale of Two Cities Cable Ace Award: National Geographic EXPLORER Telly Award: Who Betrayed Anne Frank Houston Int’l Film Festival Awards: Search for Battleship Bismarck; Lost Cities of the Maya; NY Film Festival, World Medal: AFRICA American Film & Video Blue Ribbon: Search for Battleship Bismarck Entertainment Industries Council, S.E.T...2014-10-3000 minBrent Holland ShowTed Sorensen: The Man Who Saved The World...ReallyPart 012011-11-2300 minBrent Holland ShowTed Sorensen: The Man Who Saved The World...ReallyPart 022011-11-2300 minBrent Holland ShowTed Sorensen: The Man Who Saved The World...ReallyPart 032011-11-2300 minBrent Holland ShowTed Sorensen: The Man Who Saved The World...ReallyPart 042011-11-2300 minBrent Holland Show911 Truth Inside White House Bunker with Col. Robert DarlingPart 012011-09-1100 minBrent Holland Show911 Truth Inside White House Bunker with Col. Robert DarlingPart 022011-09-1100 minBrent Holland ShowAnna Porter Ghosts of EuropeAnna Porter book, Ghosts of Europe, chronicles the rise once again of intolerance and Anti-Semitism in Central Europe2011-04-1000 minBrent Holland ShowMarina NematMarina Nemat joins the program to discuss her book After Tehran2011-04-1000 minBrent Holland ShowGrowning Up Bin LadenInside Osama Bin Laden's Secret World2011-03-3100 minBrent Holland ShowEfraim Zuroff Bringing Nazis to JusticeAs director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Jerusalem office, American-born Israeli historian Efraim Zuroff coordinates the center's worldwide effort to locate Nazi war criminals and bring them to justice2011-03-3000 minBrent Holland ShowGil TroyGil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal, and a Visiting Scholar affiliated with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington2011-03-1100 minBrent Holland ShowHarry Swain OKAHarry Swain was Deputy Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs during the OKA Crisis2011-03-0900 minBrent Holland ShowBarbara Kay National Post ColumnistIn 2006 Barbara Kay was criticized for a series of articles accusing Quebec politicians of supporting Hezbollah during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict2011-03-0700 minBrent Holland ShowMukhtar Mai Promoting Women's Rights in PakistanEstablished in 2003, Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization (MMWO) is lead by Mukhtar Mai, internationally known for her struggle for the protection and promotion of women’s rights2011-03-0200 minBrent Holland ShowCharles Evers Civil Rights HeroCharles Evers. A no nonsense real life history lesson from someone who was there beside his brother Medgar, Bobby and Dr. King. What these men sacrificed to have an African American in the White House. Where the Black community has failed them and themselves because of rage and hate2011-02-1600 minBrent Holland ShowAbraham Bolden the 1st African American Secret Service AgentAbraham Bolden was the 1st African American Secret Service Agent on White House detail, handpicked by President Kennedy himself. Bolden was not on duty that fateful day in Dallas and that haunts him to this day. He fully believes that had he only been there, that somehow, someway, he would have found away to keep the president alive, even if that meant taking that fatal bullet himself2011-02-1600 minBrent Holland ShowRoss King Defiant SpiritsA Governor General’s Award–winning author recounts the turbulent years during which a group of young Canadian painters went from obscurity to international renown2011-02-1600 minBrent Holland ShowTom SegevTom Segev joins the program to discuss his biography of Simon Wiesenthal. This first fully documented biography of Simon Wiesenthal, the legendary Nazi hunter, is also a brilliant character study of a man whose life was part invention but wholly dedicated to ensuring both that the Nazis be held responsible for their crimes and that the destruction of European Jewry never be forgotten2011-02-0900 minBrent Holland ShowValerie Fortney "Sunray"Valerie Fortney book, Sunray, is the true story of Captain Nichola Goddard. "Sunray tells the story of a remarkable 21st-century soldier. It is an intriguing, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring look at the decision to serve, and at the costs."2011-02-0200 minBrent Holland ShowDavid Johnston and Jody WilliamsInterviews with Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams2011-01-2600 minBrent Holland ShowGabriel Wilensky Six Million CrucifixionsSix Million Crucifixions provides an overview of the historical background of key events in the history of antisemitism spanning the time between the death of Jesus up to the end of the Holocaust and beyond2011-01-1900 minBrent Holland ShowIan Darling Amazing AirmenCanadian and British airmen engaged in fierce and deadly battles in the skies over Europe during the Second World War. Those who survived often had to overcome incredible obstacles to do so -- dodging bullets and German troops, escaping from burning planes and enduring forced marches if they became prisoners. Amazing Airmen tells some of these stories2011-01-1200 minBrent Holland ShowLt. General Romeo DallaireRomeo Dallaire was first confronted with child soldiers in unnamed villages on the tops of the thousand hills of Rwanda during the genocide of 1994. The dilemma of the adult soldier who faced them is beautifully expressed in his book's title: They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children. When children are shooting at you, they are soldiers, but as soon as they are wounded or killed they are children once again2011-01-0500 minBrent Holland ShowCanadian Prime Minister Paul MartinPrime Minister Paul Martin joins the program. Among the topics discussed: The PMO; same sex marriage, Aboriginal rights, The Charter & Brownies2010-11-1000 minBrent Holland ShowMark Sobel Hollywood Director, Producer, WriterPart 012010-10-2700 minBrent Holland ShowMark Sobel Hollywood Director, Producer, WriterPart 022010-10-2700 minBrent Holland ShowCaptain Ray Wiss, MD- A Line in the SandPart 022010-10-1300 minBrent Holland ShowCaptain Ray Wiss, MD- A Line in the SandPart 012010-10-1300 minBrent Holland ShowNobel Peace Laureate Shirin EbadiShirin Ebadi, J.D., was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote human rights, in particular, the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran. She is the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and only the fifth Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in any field2010-10-0600 minBrent Holland ShowAlex Safian- The Gaza Peace FlotillaPart 012010-09-2900 minBrent Holland ShowAlex Safian- The Gaza Peace FlotillaPart 022010-09-2900 minBrent Holland ShowStanton Friedman- The Father of the Roswell UFO CrashPart 012010-09-2200 minBrent Holland ShowStanton Friedman- The Father of the Roswell UFO CrashPart 022010-09-2200 minBrent Holland ShowElliot Tiber "Taking Woodstock"Without Elliot Tiber, author of the true-story memoir Taking Woodstock, there would have been no Woodstock. Now that the acclaimed movie from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) is being shown all summer long on national cable channels, this is the perfect time for you to talk with the real-life Elliot Tiber about those amazing times back in 1969—and how, on the eve of the 41st anniversary of the Woodstock festival, things have changed (or not changed) since those times.2010-09-0800 minBrent Holland ShowDouglas Osheroff Nobel Prize in PhysicsOsheroff was selected to serve on the Space Shuttle Columbia investigation panel, serving much the same role as Richard Feynman did on the Space Shuttle Challenger panel.2010-09-0800 minBrent Holland ShowMasoud Moosavi- Persian Canadian soldier who survived chemical weapons in The Iran Iraq WarPart 012010-09-0100 minBrent Holland ShowMasoud Moosavi- Persian Canadian soldier who survived chemical weapons in The Iran Iraq WarPart 022010-09-0100 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane Living History Civil Rights Freedom RiderPart 012010-08-2500 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane Living History Civil Rights Freedom RiderPart 022010-08-2500 minBrent Holland ShowChief Hazel Fox- The Wikwemikong Unceded Indian ReserveChief Hazel Fox joins the program to discuss the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve (usually known as Wikwemikong or Wiky) is an Indian reserve in the north-eastern section of Manitoulin Island in Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada. Wikwemikong is an unceded Indian reserve in Canada, which means that it has not "relinquished title to its land to the government by treaty or otherwise."2010-08-1800 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane lawyer for Lee Harvey OswaldPart 012010-08-1100 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane lawyer for Lee Harvey OswaldPart 022010-08-1100 minBrent Holland ShowGordon McGuinty- TrashedTrashed: How Political Garbage Made the United States Canada's Largest Dump. A botched billion-dollar contract, environmental terrorism, political cowardice ... This is the true story of how the Adams Mine landfill project, the most environmentally sound and cost-effective solution to Ontario’s garbage disposal crisis, and a world class rail transportation opportunity was killed by political mismanagement by the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario2010-08-0400 minBrent Holland ShowLawrence Hill- The Book Of NegrosAuthor Lawrence Hill joins the program to discuss his book The Book of Negros. Lawrence Hill is the son of American immigrants — a black father and a white mother who came to Canada the day after they married in 1953 in Washington, D.C. On his father's side, Hill's grandfather and great grandfather were university-educated, ordained ministers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His mother came from a Republican family in Oak Park, Illinois, graduated from Oberlin College and went on to become a civil rights activist in D.C....2010-08-0400 minBrent Holland ShowReza Kahlili- A Time To BetrayPart 012010-07-2800 minBrent Holland ShowReza Kahlili- A Time To BetrayPart 022010-07-2800 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane- Wounded KneeMark Lane represented the American Indian Movement at the historic Wounded Knee trial, which he won. Following the trial, the United States District Court judge who had tried the case said, "Mark Lane is the finest investigative lawyer in America."2010-07-2100 minBrent Holland ShowMark Lane- JonestownMark Lane is living history. Lane was present in Jonestown during the events of November 18, 1978, when more than 900 Peoples Temple members died in a murder-suicide by cyanide poisoning, and Congressman Leo Ryan and four others were murdered at a nearby airstrip2010-07-2100 minBrent Holland ShowDr. Francis S. CollinsDr. Francis S. Collins "The Leader of the Human Genome Project" joins the program to discuss his book The Language of Life.2010-07-1400 minBrent Holland ShowBrian Crowley- The Canadian CenturyFor years Canada has lived in the shadow of the United States. No more. As the authors of The Canadian Century argue, while the United States was busy precipitating a global economic disaster, Canada was on a path that could lead it into an era of unprecedented prosperity. It won't be easy. We must be prepared to follow through on reforms enacted and complete the work already begun.2010-07-1400 minBrent Holland ShowEMERGENCY BROADCAST Free Sakineh AshtianiA forty-two-year-old Iranian mother, Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, has been convicted of adultery while being married and has been sentenced to death by stoning. As family members of Sakineh have reported, she was originally convicted of adultery in 2006 and received ninety-nine lashes as punishment. Then, recently, her case was reopened and the judge decided to sentence her to stoning.As a citizen of not only Canada but the world, I have signed the petition. These heinous and barbaric acts must end.2010-07-1000 minBrent Holland ShowJ. Kirk Boyd- 2048 Project Humanity's Written Agreement to Live TogetherOur mission is to educate students and the public about the evolution of human rights, and to provide a process to draft an international framework for enforceable human rights that can be in place by the year 2048, the 100th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Welcome! The goal is to draft an international bill of rights that is enforceable in the courts of all countries. 2048 asks for input from people in all professions and all countries to draft this document2010-07-0700 minBrent Holland ShowLawrence Kraus- The Physics of Star TrekLawrence M. Krauss boldly goes where Star Trek has gone-and beyond. From Newton to Hawking, from Einstein to Feynman, from Kirk to Picard, Krauss leads readers on a voyage to the world of physics as we now know it and as it might one day be2010-07-0700 minBrent Holland ShowSharon Doyle Driedger- An Irish HeartDuring the Great Famine of the 1840s, thousands of impoverished Irish immigrants, escaping from the potato crop failure, fled to Canada on what came to be known as “fever ships.” As the desperate arrivals landed at Quebec City or nearby Grosse Isle, families were often torn apart. Parents died of typhus and children were put up for adoption, while lucky survivors travelled on to other destinations. Many people made their way up the St. Lawrence to Montreal, where 6,000 more died in appalling conditions.Despite these terrible beginnings, a thriving Irish settlement called Griffintown was born and endured in Montreal for over...2010-06-3000 minBrent Holland ShowHoward Galganov- Quebec RacismIn 1996 Howard Galganov formed the Quebec Political Action Committee (QPAC) with which to take on Quebec’s Ethnocentric Nationalists who have made the UNRESTRICTED use of the English language ILLEGAL.QPAC drove the Quebec government to distraction, effectively ending any opportunity for Quebec to hold another referendum to secede from Canada. For Howard's troubles, his wife Anne endured countless death threats and were forced to live with armed bodyguards 24/7 for months at a time between 1996 and 19982010-06-2300 minBrent Holland ShowKy-Mani Marley- son of the Reggae KingKy-Mani Marley, is a Grammy nominated reggae-music artist, film actor and son to legendary reggae icon Bob Marley. Born in Falmouth, Jamaica in 1976, his road to the world stage was wrought with challenge and even poverty growing up on the streets of Miami, Florida. Estranged to his 10 other siblings and family fortune early in his life, Ky-Mani fatefully discovered his inherent musical talent and arose to record 4 critically acclaimed albums, including the mega-hit entitled "Dear Dad".2010-06-2300 minBrent Holland ShowIran On FireThis afternoon a special edition of The Brent Holland Show. It's been one year since the Iranian Election uprising and those horrific images of Neda bleeding to death on the streets of Tehran shot from an Iranian sniper's bullet. Today, we bring you exclusive interviews from ordinary Iranian Canadians who have fled Iran and now find themselves with loved ones trapped inside the Iranian regime2010-06-1900 minBrent Holland ShowMarina Nemat- Prisoner of TehranIn 1982, 16-year-old Marina Nemat was arrested on false charges by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and tortured in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. At a time when most Western teenaged girls are choosing their prom dresses, Nemat was having her feet beaten by men with cables and listening to gunshots as her friends were being executed...2010-06-1600 minBrent Holland ShowHarvey Cashore- The Truth Shows UpHarvey Cashore has been a senior producer for CBC’s flagship investigative program, the fifth estate for twenty years where has prepared news-breaking documentaries on government mismanagement, international fraud, and justice-related issues. His in-depth work on the Airbus scandal began in 1994, and he is considered the top expert on the story. Cashore is the recipient of numerous awards...2010-06-1100 minBrent Holland ShowThe Right Honourable Irwin CotlerMcGill Professor Irwin Cotler joins the program today. In 2003, Cotler was appointed the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. In 2010, Irwin Cotler was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize2010-06-1100 minBrent Holland ShowDoug Clarke- Thin Bruised LineDoug Clarke joins the program to discuss his book Thin Bruised Line. Lose respect and you lose the streets. That's the hard lesson American police learned as their cities burned in the 1960s. Today, Canadian police are scrambling to preserve public order from a new "perfect storm" looming over the horizon and under the political radar. Their vaunted thin blue line of front-line officers is greyed, frayed, and stretched to the breaking point...2010-06-0600 minBrent Holland ShowSam Cutler- tour manager for the Stones and Grateful DeadAn exhilarating, all-access rock memoir from someone who has seen and done it all, this telling recounts the many experiences of Sam Cutler, the former tour manager of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead2010-05-2600 minBrent Holland ShowJohn English- Just Watch MeJohn English joins the program to discuss the second volume in his biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. John English reveals how for Trudeau style was as important as substance, and how the controversial public figure intertwined with the charismatic private man and committed father. He traces Trudeau's deep friendships (with women especially, many of them talented artists, like Barbra Streisand) and bitter enmities; his marriage and family tragedy. He illuminates his strengths and weaknesses2010-05-1900 minBrent Holland ShowJoseph Sebarenzi- God Sleeps In RwandaA harrowing tale of survival and reconciliation by a Rwandan Tutsi who flees his homeland before the 1994 genocide and later returns to be elected speaker of the Rwandan parliament, only to be forced into exile once again. This memoir tells the story of Joseph Sebarenzi, whose parents, seven siblings, and countless other family members were among 800,000 Tutsi brutally murdered over the course of ninety days in 1994 by extremist Rwandan Hutu...2010-05-1900 minBrent Holland ShowCapt. Fred Doucette- Empty CasingWhen Canadian soldier Fred Doucette was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as a UN peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different. He had been posted to Cyprus in the 1970s and 1980s, but the horrors of the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s were beyond imagining. Doucette takes us to the heart of the conflict...2010-05-1200 minBrent Holland ShowChris Wattie- Contact CharlieChris Wattie joins the program to discuss his book Contact Charlie. In the summer of 2006, a Canadian army patrol travelling through Afghanistan''s Panjwayi region-a densely packed maze of villages, fields and vineyards west of Kandahar-surprised an unexpectedly large force of Taliban fighters. The soldiers of the Princess Patricia''s Canadian Light Infantry had stumbled into a hornet''s nest, the largest buildup of Taliban forces in the region since their regime had fallen in 2001. The Canadians found themselves up against opponents who were suicidally brave, cunning at planting mines and roadside bombs, and experienced at disappearing into the scenery whenever they chose...2010-05-1200 minBrent Holland ShowDavid Kirby- Animal FactorySwine flu. MRSA. Unusual concentrations of cancer and other diseases. Massive fish kills from algal blooms and flesh-eating parasites. Recalls of meats, vegetables, and fruits because of deadly E-coli bacteria contamination. Recent public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, bestselling investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms, and tracks the far-reaching fallout that can contaminate our air, land, and water supply2010-05-0500 minBrent Holland ShowJane Goodall- Hope For Animals And Their WorldAt a time when animal species are becoming extinct on every continent and we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, Jane Goodall, one of the world''s most renowned scientists, brings us & inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall-along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard-shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed Ferret, and more; all formerly endangered species2010-05-0500 minBrent Holland ShowDavid Finkel- Pulitzer Prize WinnerDavid Finkel is a staff writer for The Washington Post, and is also the leader of the Post’s national reporting team. He won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2006 for a series of stories about U.S.-funded democracy efforts in Yemen. Finkel lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two daughters.An eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War but of all wars, for all time2010-04-1400 minBrent Holland ShowKhaled Hosseini- The Kite Runner & A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a large high school in Kabul. In 1976, the Afghan Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then Afghanistan had already witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet army.The Hosseinis sought and were granted political asylum in the United States. In September of 1980, Hosseini's family moved to San Jose, California...2010-04-1400 minBrent Holland ShowTheo Fleury- Playing With FireTheo Fleury, at 5'6" made a name for himself in a game played by giants. A star in junior hockey, he became an integral part of the Calgary Flames' Stanley Cup win in 1989. Fleury's talent was such that despite a growing drug habit and erratic, inexplicable behaviour on and off the ice, Wayne Gretzky believed in him. He became a key member of the gold medal-winning men's hockey team at the 2002 Olympics.The Colorado Avalanche picked up Fleury for the playoffs, and when he signed with the New York Rangers, he was a kid in a candy store. After one...2010-04-0700 minNight Fright ShowPraise from a Future Generation with John KelinThe JFK assassination conspiracy resounds to today. The government’s investigation into the assassination resulted in The Warren Report. And its conclusion stated that there was no evidence of a conspiracy and indeed Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. Long before the advent of databases, the internet and cell phones a grassroots movement erupted on the scene to challenge the Warren commission’s findings. John Kelin has a new book called: “Praise From A Future Generation” documenting the unexpected journey these early JFK researchers embarked upon. But first, to set the night, let’s listen to this clip. In the clip you’l...2009-01-141h 47